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                <p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">public Object</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code">''An example of how to create a diagram and add an element to it.</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code">''Note the optional use of element rectangle setting using</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code">''left,right,top and bottom dimensions in AddNew call.</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code">Sub DiagramLifeCycle</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code"> &nbsp;&nbsp; Dim diagram as object</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code"> &nbsp;&nbsp; Dim v as object</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code"> &nbsp;&nbsp; Dim o as object</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code"> &nbsp;&nbsp; Dim package as object</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code"> &nbsp;&nbsp; Dim idx as Integer</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code"> &nbsp;&nbsp; Dim idx2 as integer</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code"> &nbsp;&nbsp; package = m_Repository.GetPackageByID(5)</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code"> &nbsp;&nbsp; diagram = package.Diagrams.AddNew(&quot;Logical Diagram&quot;,&quot;Logical&quot;)</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code"> &nbsp;&nbsp; If not diagram.Update Then</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Console.WriteLine(diagram.GetLastError)</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code"> &nbsp;&nbsp; End if</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code"> &nbsp;&nbsp; diagram.Notes = &quot;Hello there this is a test&quot;</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code"> &nbsp;&nbsp; diagram.update()</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code"> &nbsp;&nbsp; o = package.Elements.AddNew(&quot;ReferenceType&quot;,&quot;Class&quot;)</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code"> &nbsp;&nbsp; o.Update</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code"> &nbsp;&nbsp; '' add element to diagram - supply optional rectangle co-ordinates</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code"> &nbsp;&nbsp; v = diagram.DiagramObjects.AddNew(&quot;l=200;r=400;t=200;b=600;&quot;,&quot;&quot;)</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code"> &nbsp;&nbsp; v.ElementID = o.ElementID</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code"> &nbsp;&nbsp; v.Update</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code"> &nbsp;&nbsp; Console.WriteLine(diagram.DiagramID)</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code">End Sub</span></p>




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